Demographics of Türkiye
| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 02 Sep 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of Türkiye is projected at 87.47 million, compared to 87.27 million in 2023. It is the tenth-most populous country in Asia and ranks 18th in the world. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 0.23 percent, the 165th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 43.66 million males and 43.81 million females in Türkiye. The percentage of the male population is 49.91%, compared to 50.09% of the female population. Türkiye has 151k females than males. The sex ratio in Türkiye in 2024 will be 99.656 males per 100 females. Türkiye is in the 153rd position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
- Population
- Growth
- Gender
| Year | Population | Growth (%) | M per 100 F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | |||
| 1950 | 10,542,754 | 10,478,386 | 21,021,140 | 2.91 | 100.614 |
| 1955 | 12,329,722 | 11,980,788 | 24,310,511 | 2.77 | 102.912 |
| 1960 | 14,427,651 | 13,902,247 | 28,329,898 | 2.78 | 103.779 |
| 1965 | 16,414,208 | 15,931,013 | 32,345,220 | 2.44 | 103.033 |
| 1970 | 18,563,696 | 18,074,768 | 36,638,465 | 2.30 | 102.705 |
| 1975 | 21,039,191 | 20,013,936 | 41,053,126 | 2.00 | 105.123 |
| 1980 | 23,041,461 | 22,367,355 | 45,408,815 | 2.07 | 103.014 |
| 1985 | 25,635,234 | 25,051,881 | 50,687,115 | 2.19 | 102.329 |
| 1990 | 28,265,596 | 27,750,031 | 56,015,628 | 1.82 | 101.858 |
| 1995 | 30,733,422 | 30,291,081 | 61,024,503 | 1.54 | 101.460 |
| 2000 | 32,880,646 | 32,545,316 | 65,425,961 | 1.26 | 101.030 |
| 2005 | 34,780,073 | 34,549,484 | 69,329,557 | 1.04 | 100.667 |
| 2010 | 36,810,898 | 36,535,871 | 73,346,769 | 1.20 | 100.753 |
| 2015 | 40,105,684 | 39,908,542 | 80,014,226 | 2.49 | 100.494 |
| 2020 | 43,068,231 | 43,023,461 | 86,091,692 | 0.77 | 100.104 |
| 2021 | 43,334,332 | 43,351,921 | 86,686,253 | 0.60 | 99.959 |
| 2022 | 43,491,874 | 43,566,598 | 87,058,473 | 0.26 | 99.828 |
| 2023 | 43,577,543 | 43,692,958 | 87,270,501 | 0.23 | 99.736 |
| 2024 | 43,661,516 | 43,812,289 | 87,473,805 | 0.23 | 99.656 |
| Year | Life expectancy | Median age | Fertility rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 47.292 | 18.571 | 6.468 |
| 1955 | 49.062 | 18.807 | 6.463 |
| 1960 | 50.799 | 18.362 | 6.383 |
| 1965 | 54.105 | 17.782 | 6.220 |
| 1970 | 56.702 | 17.545 | 5.775 |
| 1975 | 59.513 | 18.081 | 5.087 |
| 1980 | 62.739 | 18.765 | 4.453 |
| 1985 | 65.344 | 19.599 | 3.779 |
| 1990 | 67.835 | 20.782 | 3.107 |
| 1995 | 69.734 | 22.238 | 2.835 |
| 2000 | 71.931 | 24.017 | 2.487 |
| 2005 | 73.510 | 25.964 | 2.197 |
| 2010 | 74.964 | 28.077 | 2.080 |
| 2015 | 76.539 | 29.621 | 2.157 |
| 2020 | 76.525 | 31.245 | 1.768 |
| 2021 | 75.722 | 31.653 | 1.708 |
| 2022 | 77.591 | 32.072 | 1.625 |
| 2023 | 77.156 | 32.520 | 1.625 |
| 2024 | 77.421 | 32.987 | 1.621 |
- Life expectancy
- Median age
- Fertility rate
| Year | Total | Crude (per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 422,486 | 982,482 | 20.098 | 46.738 |
| 1955 | 471,953 | 1,137,156 | 19.414 | 46.776 |
| 1960 | 502,377 | 1,275,394 | 17.733 | 45.019 |
| 1965 | 499,307 | 1,403,326 | 15.437 | 43.386 |
| 1970 | 494,291 | 1,486,223 | 13.491 | 40.565 |
| 1975 | 474,779 | 1,487,682 | 11.565 | 36.238 |
| 1980 | 438,442 | 1,528,957 | 9.655 | 33.671 |
| 1985 | 406,013 | 1,504,837 | 8.010 | 29.689 |
| 1990 | 381,297 | 1,425,757 | 6.807 | 25.453 |
| 1995 | 380,532 | 1,471,162 | 6.236 | 24.108 |
| 2000 | 380,909 | 1,401,449 | 5.822 | 21.420 |
| 2005 | 404,336 | 1,302,959 | 5.832 | 18.794 |
| 2010 | 437,697 | 1,261,173 | 5.968 | 17.195 |
| 2015 | 456,928 | 1,389,210 | 5.711 | 17.362 |
| 2020 | 566,484 | 1,194,951 | 6.580 | 13.880 |
| 2021 | 640,533 | 1,142,982 | 7.389 | 13.185 |
| 2022 | 555,772 | 1,079,023 | 6.384 | 12.394 |
| 2023 | 551,598 | 1,072,014 | 6.321 | 12.284 |
| 2024 | 580,397 | 1,060,605 | 6.635 | 12.125 |
- Total
- Crude
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 5,303,730 | 16,104,671 | 24.774 |
| 1955 | 6,929,929 | 17,340,656 | 28.553 |
| 1960 | 8,657,857 | 18,814,474 | 31.515 |
| 1965 | 10,601,023 | 20,371,942 | 34.227 |
| 1970 | 13,334,557 | 21,541,710 | 38.234 |
| 1975 | 16,333,819 | 22,943,392 | 41.586 |
| 1980 | 19,252,765 | 24,723,156 | 43.780 |
| 1985 | 25,769,960 | 23,363,923 | 52.448 |
| 1990 | 31,923,032 | 21,998,667 | 59.203 |
| 1995 | 36,333,494 | 22,152,887 | 62.123 |
| 2000 | 40,942,328 | 22,297,793 | 64.741 |
| 2005 | 46,065,593 | 21,837,813 | 67.840 |
| 2010 | 51,225,748 | 21,101,166 | 70.825 |
| 2015 | 57,616,730 | 20,654,742 | 73.611 |
| 2020 | 63,803,445 | 20,032,305 | 76.105 |
| 2021 | 64,712,192 | 19,802,431 | 76.569 |
| 2022 | 65,482,895 | 19,535,783 | 77.022 |
| 2023 | 66,156,581 | 19,247,459 | 77.463 |
| 2024 | 66,795,292 | 18,957,122 | 77.893 |
- Population
- Urbanization
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 2,825,896 | 2,704,129 | 5,530,025 | 6.32 | 104.503 |
| 05-09 | 3,319,990 | 3,203,409 | 6,523,398 | 7.46 | 103.639 |
| 10-14 | 3,413,923 | 3,294,829 | 6,708,752 | 7.67 | 103.615 |
| 15-19 | 3,204,581 | 3,077,255 | 6,281,836 | 7.18 | 104.138 |
| 20-24 | 3,355,785 | 3,213,619 | 6,569,405 | 7.51 | 104.424 |
| 25-29 | 3,520,271 | 3,364,124 | 6,884,395 | 7.87 | 104.642 |
| 30-34 | 3,341,769 | 3,216,957 | 6,558,726 | 7.50 | 103.880 |
| 35-39 | 3,270,326 | 3,190,957 | 6,461,283 | 7.39 | 102.487 |
| 40-44 | 3,349,657 | 3,299,238 | 6,648,894 | 7.60 | 101.528 |
| 45-49 | 3,149,267 | 3,149,943 | 6,299,209 | 7.20 | 99.979 |
| 50-54 | 2,565,910 | 2,556,203 | 5,122,113 | 5.86 | 100.380 |
| 55-59 | 2,367,269 | 2,392,381 | 4,759,649 | 5.44 | 98.950 |
| 60-64 | 2,015,158 | 2,114,997 | 4,130,155 | 4.72 | 95.279 |
| 65-69 | 1,548,645 | 1,695,490 | 3,244,135 | 3.71 | 91.339 |
| 70-74 | 1,168,338 | 1,399,505 | 2,567,843 | 2.94 | 83.482 |
| 75-79 | 672,078 | 907,264 | 1,579,341 | 1.81 | 74.077 |
| 80-84 | 358,546 | 567,953 | 926,500 | 1.06 | 63.130 |
| 85-89 | 158,685 | 308,570 | 467,255 | 0.53 | 51.426 |
| 90-94 | 49,103 | 122,513 | 171,617 | 0.20 | 40.080 |
| 95-99 | 6,085 | 30,148 | 36,233 | 0.04 | 20.184 |
| 100+ | 236 | 2,806 | 3,042 | 0.00 | 8.411 |
| Total | 43,661,518 | 43,812,290 | 87,473,806 | 99.656 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio